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USS Olympia (SSN-717)
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| Awarded: | 15 September 1977 |
| Laid down: | 31 March 1981 |
| Launched: | 30 April 1983 |
| Commissioned: | 17 November 1984 |
| Fate: | Active in service as of 2007 |
| Homeport: | Pearl Harbor |
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| Displacement: | 5763 tons light, 6130 tons full, 367 tons dead |
| Length: | 110.3 meters (362 feet) |
| Beam: | 10 meters (33 feet) |
| Draft: | 9.7 meters (32 feet) |
| Propulsion: | one S6G reactor |
| Complement: | 12 officers, 98 men |
| Motto: | Este Paratus (Be Ready) |
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See USS Olympia for other ships of the same name.
USS Olympia (SSN-717), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Olympia, Washington. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 15 September 1977 and her keel was laid down on 31 March 1981. She was launched on 30 April 1983 sponsored by Mrs. Dorothy Williams, and commissioned on 17 November 1984, with Captain William Hughes in command.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register as well as various press releases and news stories.
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